Range and the Alabama State Hornets visit conference foe Southern

Published Mar. 2, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Alabama State Hornets (8-21, 6-10 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (14-15, 10-6 SWAC)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Southern -10; over/under is 140

BOTTOM LINE: Alabama State takes on Southern in SWAC action Thursday.

The Jaguars have gone 8-1 in home games. Southern averages 14.4 assists per game to lead the SWAC, paced by P.J. Byrd with 5.5.

The Hornets have gone 6-10 against SWAC opponents. Alabama State ranks ninth in the SWAC with 10.2 assists per game led by Alex Anderson averaging 3.4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byrd is averaging 9.3 points and 5.5 assists for the Jaguars. Brion Whitley is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games for Southern.

Isaiah Range averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, scoring 14.0 points while shooting 42.7% from beyond the arc. Antonio Madlock is averaging 11 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals over the past 10 games for Alabama State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 5-5, averaging 68.8 points, 33.2 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.

Hornets: 2-8, averaging 63.1 points, 31.4 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.5 points.

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